I am an extrovert. Which means I get energy from being around other people. Yet, I also interpreted that to mean, I never needed quiet time to myself. But I am going to share with you a little of what I have been learning about myself in hopes it may bring some of you to a realization as well.
We relate to people in different ways. But some, like me, have an above average sensitivity to others emotions and hurts. While this is a good thing that God has given me, it can take a toll on a person to feel so deeply for other people that it almost becomes your own emotions and your own pain.
That is why quiet moments and rest are vital, to everyone of course, but also for those of us who are sensitive to the energy of people around us. I didn’t think I needed these quiet moments as much as people who are introverted.
I am the type of person who is addicted to the chaos of a busy life. But there is something sacred and therapeutic about absolute silence and solitude.
Additionally, oftentimes people who are sensitive to others emotions are also people-pleasers. And appropriate limits and boundaries are not always set. While this may appear noble and selfless on the outside it is not a healthy way to live or an effective way to serve.
One thing I have learned in being a mom of a young child, is that if we don’t take time to rest ourselves, it becomes harder to be the mom we need to be for our child. Because it takes a lot of patience and energy to take care of a little one.
